CN103096745A

CN103096745A - Safety helmet or headpiece with improved safety features

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Publication number: CN103096745A
Application number: CN2011800033264A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 珍妮特·琼斯
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-08-10
Filing date: 2011-08-10
Publication date: 2013-05-08
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-10
Also published as: EP2734070A4; HRP20170801T1; NZ597120A; CN103096745B; EP2734070B1; DK2734070T3; SG2014009674A; ES2627111T3; EP2734070A1; MX2014001587A; CA2758309A1; WO2013020157A1; JP5932036B2; CA2758309C; KR101742225B1; KR20140052090A; EA201490434A1; US20130039038A1; MX342364B; JP2014521846A

Abstract

A safety helmet or head piece having an incident light source disposed on the top or the crown of the helmet or head piece, means for controlling the orientation of the light source, wherein light emanates as a beam substantially vertically and upwardly irrespective of the orientation of the helmet or head piece. The light beam is a single or collimated beam comprised by one or more laser light sources of any colour or colour mix. The light source is mounted on the helmet or head piece so that the beam always emanates in substantially a vertical upwards direction irrespective of the orientation of the helmet or head piece. The invention being directed to the location and rescue of injured workers in poor visibility conditions and to the reduction and prevention of accidents in general.

Description

Safety helmet or the helmet with improved security feature

Invention field

The present invention relates to safety device, concrete and be not limited to relate to emission vertical and the light that is directed upwards towards or safety helmet or the helmet of laser beam.The incident beam that is emitted as vertical column is the position that is used to indicate the wearer, and do not consider the wearer injured state be upright or lie low and covered sight line, and be used for distinguishing the headwear mounted lamp that is used for the general illumination purpose.Purpose of the present invention still reduces so unexpected possibility.

Background of invention

Working in such as the environment of the illumination difference of underground mine or in the cave in dark, may be the activity of highly dangerous.For example, in the mining situation, the mobile device such as coal car may be arranged, it may visually cover the miner who is just working in factory.Although head illumination head protector can help to indicate miner's existence in some sense, if but the illumination section of head protector itself is stopped by vision, if for example the miner is injured or lie low between such as large-scale machine with the prone position, miner's location may not be shown to scouting team.

In the situation such as the recreation of exploring in cavern or diving under water, this problem is similar.May be not easy to locate injured or stranded explorer or diver connecting disabled place such as radio or GPS.It is very useful locating by the mode of light in such environment, wherein can help accurately to point out disaster-stricken team member such as the spot light that reflects from the top in cave.In the situation of underground latent water, the collimated light beam that usually vertically sends can also be by the reflection of the particle in material and/or as the hot spot on the water surface, and it can indicate diver's position.In the situation of above-mentioned mining, worked in a similar fashion by the light of the reflection of the grit in mine and the flare on the top in mining tunnel.Again for example, the fireman may be injured or be covered sight line in serious smog condition.Although the safety means in existing field comprise intercom or radio communication, if injured fireman can not correspondingly give a response, he or she is in serious danger.Particularly, may be in prostrate or non-stand up position disaster-stricken or be overshadowed between large-scale equipment or the situation in being submerged in water body in dust or smog condition if the present invention is directed to the wearer.Although this device can also be used indicate wearer's location or exist simply, not for by the prior art general illumination device of proof for example, for example, on bicycle or the head lamp of finding on the underground mining head protector.This is a kind of novel and creationary invention, especially may be on the ground for the user or or situation about lying low injured with non-stand up position under water.

The invention target

Therefore, target of the present invention is, by providing safety helmet or the helmet to attempt to eliminate or improving some problems in existing field, when user's safe wearing head protector or the helmet, not only can make rescue group do not consider the orientation of head protector or the helmet, especially in the situation that poor visibility is located fast, and can prevent unexpectedly for this class.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, on the one hand, the invention belongs to incident light source with the top that is arranged in head protector or the helmet or bizet, be used for controlling safety helmet or the helmet of device in the orientation of light source, wherein light in fact vertically and up sends as light beam, and does not consider the orientation of head protector or the helmet.

Preferably, light beam is single beam or the collimated light beam that is made of one or more lasing light emitters.

In a preferred application, light source is installed on head protector or the helmet via universal installed part so that light beam substantially sends on vertically upward direction always, and does not consider the orientation of head protector or the helmet.The vertical orientations of light beam is specially designed, injects the possibility of fellow worker's eyes for reducing light in normal operating process.

Alternatively, arbitrarily machinery, computerized, electronics or gyroscopic apparatus can be used for light source is guided in direction vertical and that make progress.

Light beam will be by any by the reflection of airborne grit and as from the tunnel or the point of the top in the building site of underground mining site or poor visibility reflection, wherein, if the user is injured and lie in the ground, light beam and pip will be indicated the location of user in the dust condition.

In the example of fire extinguishing, light will be reflected away by any smog or haze.

In another example, the invention belongs to the crash helmet that is particularly suitable for diver or other submerged applications, wherein the helmet has the light source that is arranged in helmet top; Light source is configured in fact vertically and up launch light beam when wearing the helmet, and does not consider diver's orientation or position.

Light beam may be propagated that particle is reflected into post by any water and to below, the surface of the water surface upper or top reflect to indicate diver's location to rescue group.This will prevent also that any diver from lagging behind and be found when in danger.

Preferably, light source is battery powered.

Preferably, battery is rechargeable.

In the preferred embodiment, such as in urgent airplane crash or the perils of the sea, power supply can also be by automatic activation, wherein with the contacting or slow down activating power suddenly of water.

In another preferred version, the present invention is particularly suitable as aviation or maritime safety equipment, and wherein the survivor of aviation accident or peril of the sea can be at an easy rate located by Airborne Search team.

Preferably, when by the direction flip-flop of wearer experience, if such as the wearer with the speed that can normally not experience in carrying out relevant activity from the stand up position position that couches of falling to, light or laser beam are also by automatic activation.

In another aspect, the present invention includes as described above device with the headwear that can be connected to any type that limits.The present invention also may be useful in the activity of strolling, going on a hike and climb the mountain such as jungle, and wherein to be positioned at be all important in any rescue task to user's vision.

Preferably, the color of light and laser beam comprises that the mixing of random color or color is to identify Different Individual and to improve visibility or rescue under different environmental conditions.

Preferably, light source is operated to provide the continuous emission of light.In mining, building and tunnel applications, this will allow on the ground the fellow worker's of the close heavy-duty machinery work under condition with underground poor visibility location, to reduce unexpected possibility or to prevent accident.

In the preferred embodiment, in order to save electric power and extending battery life, light source can also be operated to provide the interruption light beam.

Brief description of the drawings

In order to understand better the present invention, now with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 shows the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows the use of the invention of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows the details of the head protector of Fig. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 show the use of the present invention in the cave diving situation.

Fig. 6 shows the of the present invention another example with belt arrangement.

Fig. 7 shows the of the present invention another example with the form of fireman's head protector.

The detailed description of accompanying drawing

Referring now to Fig. 1, show the preferred safety helmet 10 of being worn by cutter 12.Safety helmet is shown as has the top that is arranged in head protector 10a or light source or the lasing light emitter 14 of bizet.In normal mining processes, wherein miner 12 is positioned at upright or operating position, and light or laser beam 14a send from light source 14, point to the top of the ceiling 16 of subterranean tunnel or cave 16a.

Referring now to Fig. 2, show the head protector 10 of Fig. 1, wherein miner 12 is injured or lie in dorsal position on the ground in tunnel or cave 18.Light or laser beam 14b vertically send from omnidirectional light source 14, and wherein light or laser beam 14b are reflected as the point reflection 16b on the top in tunnel 16.To be apparent that, the light beam that provides is not covered, although and injured miner do not seen, miner's location can be by accurately locating by any dust or from the light beam of tunnel top reflection.This may be convenient to locate fast and rescue injured or out of the count workman.

Referring now to Fig. 3, show the details of the head protector 10 of Fig. 1 and 2.Universal or gyroscopically controlled light source or lasing light emitter 14 are positioned at top or the bizet of head protector.Universal or gyro installation guarantees that light or laser beam 14a are the direct projections that makes progress, and does not consider head protector or wearer's 12 orientation.This can realize by the laser cell of suitably putting one or more arrays of bright light source 14 on the direction of expectation.In the preferred embodiment, light or laser beam can be multiple colors, can identify wearer's concrete post or position.In another example, in the situation that use laser, also can shine alphanumeric information with from the tunnel or the ceiling in cave or top reflection.This information can comprise time and/or date and time information, perhaps its can refer to show on the ground or the flash of light of time of spending under water in the cave diving situation or the alphanumeric signal.

Although do not illustrate in figure, in the power supply of light or lasing light emitter can be between the liner of its wearer's head and head protector head protector zone, battery can be the vest worn of wearer or the independently battery pack in the waistband bag.Do not limit disclosure of the present invention or restriction, power supply can be any rechargeable battery cells that is suitable for this purposes.

Referring now to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, show the use of the present invention in shallow cave diving is used.In this example, the same with example shown in Figure 1, the lasing light emitter that light source 20 is preferably worn on the top of diver's head 22 by the mode of belt arrangement 24.Light beam 26 is illustrated and passes water body 28, and wherein light beam 26 is reflected as the hot spot reflection 30 on the water surface.Bubble in water or particle 32 will cause light beam to be reflected as the vertical column 26 of light.Also some scattered lights may be arranged, wherein this may have some further favourable effects aspect indication diver's general position.

Referring now to Fig. 5, the diver who shows Fig. 4 is in dorsal position.In this case, if the diver loses consciousness, light source 20 is still launched light beam 34 on the vertical direction that makes progress, and wherein the reflection of light on the water surface 36 will be indicated diver's position.To be apparent that, in the situation that the position of hot spot reflection 36 continues the very time of long duration, this may be that indication diver 38 may injured and/or out of the count abnormal conditions.

The same with the description that mining is before used, can identify different divers with column of colour.

Referring now to Fig. 6, show another example, wherein light source 40 is connected with head 44 belt arrangement 42 on every side that is worn on wearer 46.In this layout, for example, the Vertical Launch 48 of light beam can be used for trudging or going on a hike application.

It can also be used as auxiliary safety device in for example aviation or ocean application.

To be apparent that, no matter in which kind of is used, having directly upwards, the advantage of the light beam of the light of emission will be conducive to any Airborne Search or rescue action.

Light source can have its own independent current source in these are used, and this is effective, power supply can be in emergency automatic activation.

Referring now to Fig. 7, show the of the present invention another example with the form of fireman's head protector 50.As before described in the present invention, head protector has light source 52, and light source 52 comprises the one or more laser cells that are arranged and the array that can light on the direction of expectation.In the fire extinguishing situation, a large amount of hazes and smog are wherein arranged, the mode that emission light beam 54 can also reflect is lighted as the post in haze or smog.

As previously mentioned, laser can have different colors with indication fireman's position or work role.And, also as previously mentioned, laser light unexpected variation that can also be by direction or slow down suddenly (if such as the fireman injured or swing to lie on the back or during the prone position) trigger.This will trigger suitable laser cell lighting vertical in fact light beam, so that injured fireman can locate in fireman's colleague or rescue team.

Version

Certainly will appreciate that, although the above-mentioned mode by illustrative example of the present invention has provided, but as will be that significantly all such modifications and changes with other are regarded as belonging to scope widely of the present invention and boundary to it, as described herein to those of skill in the art.

In this manual, term " comprises " that (" comprising ") and " comprising " (" containing ") should be understood to have and is similar to the implication widely that term " comprises " (" including "), and be construed as and mean to comprise the integral body of regulation or the group of step or integral body or step, but do not get rid of any other integral body or the group of step or integral body or step.This restriction also is applied to the version such as " comprising " (" comprise "), " comprising " (" comprises "), " comprising " (" contain ") and " comprising " (" contains ") that term " comprises " (" comprising ") and " comprising " (" containing ").

Claims

1. a safety helmet or the helmet, its have the top that is arranged in described head protector or the helmet or bizet incident light source, be used for controlling the device in the orientation of described light source, wherein light in fact vertically and up sends as light beam, and does not consider the orientation of described head protector or the helmet.

2. safety helmet according to claim 1 or the helmet, wherein said light beam are single beam or the collimated light beams by one or more lasing light emitters emissions.

3. according to claim 1 or safety helmet claimed in claim 2 or the helmet, wherein said light source is installed on described head protector or the helmet via universal installed part so that described light beam substantially sends on vertically upward direction always, and does not consider the orientation of described head protector or the helmet.

4. according to claim 1 or safety helmet claimed in claim 2 or the helmet, wherein machinery, device computerized, electronics or gyro is used for described light source is guided in direction vertical and that make progress.

5. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein said light beam or light beam will be reflected also conduct from the tunnel or the point of the top of underground mining site reflection by airborne grit, smog or haze by any, perhaps when fire extinguishing, wherein, if the user is injured and lie on the ground, in such condition, described light beam and pip will still be indicated user's location.

6. the described safety helmet of any one or the helmet according to claim 1-4, be particularly suitable for diver or other submerged applications, and the wherein said helmet has the light source that is arranged in described helmet top; When the described helmet was worn, described light source was configured in fact vertically and up launch light beam, and does not consider diver's orientation or position.

7. safety helmet according to claim 6 or the helmet, wherein said light beam by any water propagate particle be reflected on the post of water surface below and water surface or the reflection of top with the location to the indication diver of rescue group.

8. the described safety helmet of any one or the helmet according to claim 1-4, be particularly suitable for the fireman, and wherein said safety cap or the helmet have the light source that is arranged in described head protector or helmet top; When the described helmet was worn, described light source was configured in fact vertically and up launch light beam, and does not consider fireman's orientation or position.

9. safety helmet according to claim 8 or the helmet, wherein said light beam will be reflected into post and point reflection by any smog or haze, with indication fireman's location.

10. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein said light source is battery powered.

11. safety helmet according to claim 10 or the helmet, wherein said battery is rechargeable.

12. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein, such as when urgent airplane crash or the perils of the sea, described light source is by automatic activation, wherein with water contact or deceleration suddenly will activate described light source.

13. safety helmet according to claim 12 or the helmet are suitable as aviation or maritime safety equipment, wherein the survivor of aviation accident or peril of the sea can be at an easy rate located by Airborne Search team.

14. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein, when direction flip-flop that the wearer experiences, if for example the wearer from the stand up position position that couches of falling to, described light source is by automatic activation with the speed carrying out relevant activity and can normally not experience.

15. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein, the described helmet is fit to be connected to the headwear of any type.

16. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein said light source are launched the light beam of the mixing with random color or color to identify Different Individual and improve visibility or rescue under different environmental conditions.

17. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein, described light source can be operated to provide the continuous emission of light.

18. safety helmet described according to any one in the claims or the helmet, wherein, in order to save electric power and extending battery life, described light source can be operated to provide the interruption emission of light.